Salud mental en trabajadores sanitarios durante la pandemia de COVID 19 en la parroquia San Juan Cantón Quito Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic affected millions of people around the world, causing high mortality and altering mental health, particularly health professionals who provided service on the front line of care. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the mental health status of health workers during the COVID 19 pandemic in the San Juan del Canton Quito parish in Ecuador. A cross-sectional, descriptive, exploratory, non-experimental and quantitative research was carried out, consisting of 52 participants.The Had-Hoc questionnaire, Maslach inventory, AA-Q7, UCLA-3, DASS-21 and Pittsburg inventory were used. This population showed a low level of emotional exhaustion with 69.6% and 73.9% in low depersonalization, however, it presented low personal fulfillment in 63.0%, therefore, it warned of the non-existence of burnout syndrome. A slight level of stress, depression and anxiety was also found, as well as acceptable levels of inflexibility and perception of loneliness. Finally, this work presented relevant results in relation to the mental health of health officials in times of covid-19.